Intune: Change default Search Engine for Edge to Google

Question

Hi,

I have troubles to set the Default Search Engine to Google for my AzureAD Joined Clients.

I tested two ways:

1) via OMA-URI:
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/SetDefaultSearchEngine
String: https://www.google.com/searchdomaincheck?format=opensearch

2) via Policy

Both Policies applied to all Users and Devices.

But it is not changing.

Br,
Johannes

Answer 1

Have you moved to Edge version 85 or higher?Can use the device restriction policy instead? If it helps then I blogged about it a while ago and you can refer to it over here. intune-microsoft-edge-browser-settings.html

Answer 2

Hi,
For default search engine within edge, what is the value you have configured? For more information, please refer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-browser#browser-setdefaultsearchengine
did you verify the the setting successfully applied to the device and also verified in the registry key (policy manager) ?

To change the default browser from edge to google chrome, you can to use default app association, take a look at this https://www.inthecloud247.com/set-edge-chromium-as-default-browser-with-microsoft-intune/

Regards,
Eswar
www.eskonr.com
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Answer 3

As mentioned in my post: I am just trying to change the Search Engine, but I want to keep Edge as default browser.

I tested with CSP Policy and changed in the Device Restrictions the Default Search Engine to Google. It got applied but it didnt change on the settings on the client.

And I also tested with OMA-URI, here I need to check again if the config got applied but I think so. And also this didnt change the setting on the client.

Br,
Johannes